Almost There

I can't believe we are half way through the semester already! Last week we came back from our semester break and the week went by way too fast! There are midterms, papers, presentations, all the fun parts of the semester due in the following weeks. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be though. I actually enjoyed writing the papers and the midterms weren't that bad. I just hope I did well. I actually received a notice of academic difficulty but fortunately it was a mistake. I was so scared but relieved to find out I had the "missing assignments." So far, I really enjoy my classes this semester. They are so much fun and they are encouraging me to try new things. For example this English class, I like the fact that we get to do service learning. It's something new and I can't wait to go because I enjoy working and helping others. Another class I enjoy is Sociology. I enjoy learning all the new concepts and applying them to real life. It is so much fun! I can't believe we are almost done. I already met with my advisor to figure out my schedule for next semester and advisement week is around the corner. Things are moving a little to fast but it's a good feeling to know I'm getting things done. I would really like to make it to Dean's List this semester. Hopefully things keep going this way. That way I can really enjoy my winter break.

Alexandria House

I still haven't attended Alexandria House because I'm scheduled to attend on November 22nd, 26th and December 6th. I am however really excited to go. Even though I'm a shy person and I still like trying new things and I'm open to new experiences. I'm a little nervous because I know I will be working with adults at Alexandria House and I haven't really worked with adults before. I have worked with children and I’m not an expert but I have an idea of what to expect. In working with these children I have also experienced working with their parents. It is a little different because they are older than I am and it feels weird having to talk to them about their children. I also know that all adults are different and have different personalities so it’s not like I know what to expect. It is going to be a little weird “teaching” a person who is older than I am because I’m not used to it. I’m only used to children and even that is weird because they are not that far from my age. I am willing to give it a try. I want to help women in need and feel like I can make at least a small difference in their life. I heard that some of these women come form difficult pasts and I want to help them create a better future for themselves. Over all, I hope Alexandria house brings new experiences and learning opportunities.

Critical Debate

Wow! We had our critical debate on Wednesday and it was hard! Before the debate I was in the middle. I didn't know how much globalization was hurting or helping the world. I did have an idea because of the previous essay but I was still a bit confused. I wasn’t sure which were my strongest points that I wanted to use in the debate. I also wasn’t sure of what position I wanted to stand in. Luckily my professor made the choice. In the debate, I was placed in the Cons team. I thought it was going to be easy to do this task but it wasn't. I have to give props to the pro team because they had some strong points. I know they probably didn’t agree with what they said like me, but they did a great job. I think we pointed out some strong points as well. I think both teams had strong points and over all it was a good debate. We did go at it for a couple of minutes during the open forum but it was really interesting. It was like every girl was really passionate about what she was saying. I think this was also a personal challenge because I am a shy person and blush just thinking about talking in front of a crowd. I was scared that I might get stuck and not being able to speak. I was also afraid that what I wanted to say was going to be misinterpreted or misunderstood. Over all I think it was a learning experience, which are always good.

The new topic for my English class is Human rights and human trafficking. It is very interesting. It's weird how some people believe that slavery was completely abolished at the end of the Civil War. Slavery still exists in human trafficking. Human trafficking involves men, women and children from any part of the world. It is very sad to learn the conditions in which they live and work in. I also think it is unfair that these children are deprived from their child hoods. They don’t get to enjoy life like every child should. As a woman it hurts to know all different types of things women across the world go through every day. It makes me feel fortunate to have what I have. It makes me see things very differently. I am also angered to learn these things. It’s really sad for me to learn that there are people being mistreated harshly every day. It makes me want to do something about it. I wish that with this lesson I could learn ways to support them. I also want to learn how to educate and inform people about this issue. I want to help them become aware of this issue and hopefully help them do something about this issue. Like they say, power in numbers. This is what I hope to learn and gain from this new topic if possible even more than this.